Anti-rail-creeper.



J. E. MoNBIL.

ANTI-RAIL OREEPER. APPLICATION FILED DEG.12, 1911.

1,094,736, Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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. i A L ANTI-BAIL-CREEPEB.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Aftpr, 28, 18142.

Application filed December 12, 1911. seri al 1310. 655,353.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES E. MCNEIL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Anti-liail-Creepers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in anti-rail creeping devices for railway rails, and it is an object of the invention to provide an anti-rail creeping device with means for gripping the flanges of a railway rail, the gripping means being adapted to be tightened and anchored in position.

It is a further object of the invention to, .provide an anti-creeping device with rail receiving flanges and an abutment having an inclined face, the mechanism being also provided with a wedge for tightening the same upon a rail, the wedge being adapted to be bent .by engaging the inclined face of the abutment for anchoring it in position.

the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a rail showing the improved anti-creeping device applied to the flanges thereof, the securing wedge having its end bent upwardly for locking it in place. view taken through the anti-creeping de- 'ices. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the anti-creeping device taken parallel with the rail and looking at the inner edge of the securing wedge or key employed thereon. Fig. i is a detail sectional view taken through the line ll of Fig. 8.

The details and features of the invention will now be more particularly described, reference being had to the said drawing in which 5 indicates a plate strengthened by suitable webs 6 extendingacross the under surface thereof, The said plate is formed with upwardly and inwardly projecting flanges 7 and 8 adapted to receive the flanges upon the base of a rail. The said webs 6 are also preferably extended upwardly and around the said flanges 7 and 8 to strengthen the same without materially increasing the weight or" the device. The flange 7 is usually formed as to closely fit one edge of the rail, while the flange 8 is generally made larger and inclined with respect to the edge of the rail, so as to receive a securing wedge or key 9 between it and the rail as clearly indicated in the drawing. The said plate 5 is also formed with a projection near one corner lornnng a tie engaging abutment 10. The said tie engaging abutment 10 15 also provided with an inclined or curved pro jection 11 which extends upwardly above the surface of the plate 5 opposite the recess beneath the flange S. The said projection 11 is in alinenient with the flange 8 so that when the end of the wedge or key 9 is driven against it, it will be turned upwardly, the said upturned end 12 being clearly shown in Figs; 1 and 8 or" the drawing. The bending of the end of, the key or wedge when it is driven. into position thus prevents the said key or wedge from working loose or being withdrawn from position without the use of a suitable crowbar or lever.

The key 9 is formed with an inwardly projecting overhanging flange 13 which is adapted to extend over and receive the edge of the rail in the same manner that the flange-7. fits upon the opposite edge of the rail. The outer and wider end of the wedge or key 9 is also formed with an inwardly extending projection 14 upon its under surface, which engages the under face of the rail, forming with the overhanging flange '13 a groove and guiding means for posi- F 1g.' 2 1s a transverse SGOlJlOIliL-l" tively directing the wedge o key when it is being driven into position. At this'end of the wedge or key is also formed an enlarged withdrawing head 15. applying the end of a spike drawing crow bar to the head 15, the wedge may be drawn out of position beneath the flange 8 if it is necessary to remove o'r adjust the anti-creeping device.

The parts are so made that when it is desired to place the anti-creeper upon a rail the plate 5 may be placed upon the base of the rail, with the flange 7 overhanging one edge of the rail and the abutment 10 against one of the ties as 16,0f the road-bed. The key or wedge 8" is then inserted between the flange '8 and the outer edge of the rail, the proiection 14 being slipped beneath the rail while the fiange 18 extends over the edge thereof. By driving the wedge tightly into position the tapered end 12 will be forced against the inclined projection 11 and be turned upwardly so as to lock the said wedge or key against withdrawal or displacement.

it will be observed that the key is so made that the unskilled laborer cannot avoid putting the parts together in proper position, and the wedge, in order to beinserted beneath the flange 8 at all, must be put in so rail and have its pointed end tnrnecl as to slide against the base flange m": the

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